Arxxis, The Fiend

The ruler of Hell and one of the first Ancient Ones. Arxxis was an extremely powerful Ancient One that sought out a warmer home than The Deep long before The Crack would open, introducing abyssals to Nevalia. With his immense power, Arxxis was able to tear a hole in reality and enter a new plane of existence. This plane was engulfed in flames and satisfied the Ancient One's need for warmth. Due to the living conditions of this new plane, Arxxis and his spawn never needed Nevalia to live and their anatomy changed greatly. Spawn of Arxxis are now referred to as demons and are considered a different race entirely from abyssals.

While demons do not have a need for Nevalia the same way that abyssals do, when The Hellgate opened in 170 AR, Arxxis became obsessed with the concept of controlling the mortal races and began his demonic invasion. This led to the creation of The Meek.